Two-wheeled vehicle



(No Model.)

0. S. BEEBE.

TWO WHE'ELEVD VEHICLE.

No. 281,434. Patented-July 17, 1883.

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CHARLES S. BEEBE, OF RAOINE, WISCONSIN.

TWO-WHEELED VE HICLEL V SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No.281,434, dated July 17, 1883.

I Application filed November 6, 1882. (No model.) I

To all whom. it may concern:

Be it known that 1, CHARLES S. BEEBE, of Racine, in the county of Racineand State of \Visconsin, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Road-Carts; and I do hereby declare that the followingis a full, clear, and exact description thereof.

My invention relates to two-wheeled vehicles, and will be fullydescribed hereinafter.

111 the drawings, Figure 1 is a side view of my device with one of thewheels removed. Fig. 2. is a perspective view of the gearwith the bodyand wheels removed, and Fig. 3 is a detail.

A isthe axle,to which are clipped thethills B.

C is a cross-bar, connecting the thills in front of the axle.

D are springs, which are clipped at one end to the'axle by shackles d,as shown in small detail, Fig. 3, and which extend up to the crossbar 0,and are shackled to it, as at c.

E are spring-bars, the inner ends of which rest upon springs D, and areclipped to them near cross-bar O, and the outer ends of bars E areconnected by a semi-elliptic spring, F. The front end or foot board ofthe. body G is pivoted to the cross-bar O in any suitable manner, andits rear or seat portion rests upon and is secured to spring F. v

I may use any style of body, and may hang it in front by any means thatwill permit it to rise and fall as the springs yield, and I may hang thesprings D to the axle and cross-bar by clips, shackles, or any othersuitable connection without departing from the spirit of my invention.

My road-cart, besides being cheap and durable, is comfortable to ridein, as the jar incidental to riding over rough roads is greatlymodified, first, by the springs D, as they transmit it to thespring-bars E, and they in turn still further modify it before itreaches the spring F. Therefore there can be no such sudden jerkingaction in my device when'a corner is turned suddenly or an obstructionis passed over, as is common in road-carts of other constructions.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters-Patent,is-

1. The combination of springs extending from the cross-bar to the axle,with springbars E, semi-elliptic spring F, uniting said spring-bars attheir rear ends, and the body G, having seat portion resting upon andsecured to the spring F, and front end or foot board suspended from thecross-bar and adapted to rise and fall as the springs yield,substantially at set forth.

2. In a road-cart, the combination of axle A, thills B, cross-bar O, andsprings D, extending between and suspended from beneath said axle andcross-bar, with the spring-bars E, spring F, connecting the rear ends ofsaid bars, and body G, suspended from the cross-bar at its front andresting on the spring F at its rear end, substantially as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand, onthis 12th day of October, 1882, in the presence of two witnesses.

v CHAS. S. BEEBF.

Witnesses:

S. S. STOUT, R. W. VAN ORNUM.

